Automobile-tire.



No. 887,295. PATENTED MAY 12, 1908.

I W. WEIDLING. AUTOMOBILE TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 29,1907.

WILHELMI WEIDLING, MAG-DEBURG, GERMANY.

AUTQIMOBILE-TIEE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 1908.

.hpplicetion filed April (39, 1907. Serial No. 370,862.

tread of the tire, i a side view and a longitudinal section of part ofthe tire.

The the a, of any form whatsoever, is covered with the leather protectorl), which is attached by stitching c, the stitches running parallel. tothe circumference of the wheel. Upon the protector,which forms a leathercover over the whole tire, is pieced a strip of leather (1 and firmlyattached to the parts I) and d at regular intervals are a number ofmetallic clips c. In these metal clips edetschable wearing hloclisf areshoved which fit tightly, so that they cannot move sidc- Wise. Betweenthese clips 6 provii'led with the blocksflie other blocks of metalfilling the spaces between, so that the two sets together form acontinuous ridge around the tread of tire. All of those pieces f and 9have a number of corresponding longitudinal grooves 71 so that when thepieces are placed. together, a number oi grooves running around thewheel are iorn'ied. In these grooves endless flexible bands i, forinstance Wire rope are laid. These form rings Whose circumference is ofsuch length that they can easily be placed over the metal pieces, whichlie on the circumference of the tire, when the tire is list, and be laidin the grooves. When the inner tube inflated, they lie tightly drawn inthe grooves of the metal pieces The strain on the Wheel When the vehicleis in motion is thus transferred to the entire circumierenoe of thetire, While the short segments f, g prevent the resiliency of the tirefrom being impaired. The blocks of metal,

f, Q can be provided with holes 7c in an appropriate manner, which. arefilled with rubber or the like, in order to prevent slipping.

What i claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

An automobile tire having a cover of leather, a strip of leather aroundthe outer circumference thereof, clip like holders on the same atregular intervals, metal blocks in said holders other metal blocks laldbetween the holders both kinds of metal blocks pro-' vided with groovesforming together continuous grooves running around the crrcumier once,flexible endless bands in said grooves all described and for the purposeset forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand. in presence of twowitnesses.

WILHELIVI WEIDLING.

Witnesses:

Mixers SCHNEIDER, JAMES L. A. BURRELL,

